Typical and Atypical Absence Seizures, Myoclonic Absences, and Eyelid Myoclonia Hermann Stefan O. Carter Snead III Orvar Eeg-Olofsson Introduction The first clinical description of generalized absence seizures was by Poupart,…
Generalized Clonic and Hemiclonic Seizures Charlotte Dravet Masakazu Seino Introduction The generalized convulsive seizure has been known since antiquity, and the earliest descriptions appear in Egyptian hieroglyphics before 700 BC.48…
Generalized Tonic–Clonic Seizures Benjamin G. Zifkin Charlotte Dravet Introduction The generalized tonic–clonic seizure (GTCS) has been known since antiquity. The earliest descriptions appear in Egyptian hieroglyphics before 700 B.C.99 From…
Limbic Seizures Jerome Engel Jr. Peter D. Williamson Introduction In 1970, after a 4-year effort, the Commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) presented a…
Neocortical Sensory Seizures Paul C. Van Ness Ronald P. Lesser Michael S. Duchowny Introduction Simple sensory seizures represent challenging clinical phenomena. Neurologists readily accept that a patient’s sensory symptoms prior…
Simple Motor Seizures Prakash Kotagal Hans O. Lüders Introduction Focal motor seizures have been recognized since Hippocrates first noted them, beginning contralateral to the side of head injury. Hemiplegic epilepsy…
Classification of Epileptic Seizures Jerome Engel Jr. Peter D. Williamson Anne T. Berg Peter Wolf Introduction Writings about epileptic seizures date back 3,000 years to Mesopotamia and India.18 In 400…
Overview: Phenomenology Warren T. Blume Introduction Accurate and complete seizure descriptions will allow the reader to elicit maximum benefit from the information contained in the chapters of this section. Ictal…
Basic Mechanisms of Human Epilepsy Jerome Engel Jr. Marc A. Dichter Philip A. Schwartzkroin Introduction Most of our views concerning the fundamental neuronal mechanisms of epileptic phenomena derive from investigations…
The Effect of Seizures on the Brain Jack M. Parent Douglas A. Coulter Edward H. Bertram Introduction For many decades there has been an ongoing discussion about the effect that…
